| | | Dumfries and Galloway is a diverse area, ideal for touring by car, with acres of forests and gentle, winding roads. |
| This peninsula ranges from the tartan tourist trap of Gretna Green - where thousands of couples have fled to tie the knot, to the Rhins, the area of land which sticks out into the North Channel. |
| From here you can see the coasts of England, Ireland and the Isle of Man and unusual plants flourish because of the warm Gulf Stream. |
| A good place to base your trip is Dumfries - a thriving town with lots of connections to Scotland's Bard, Robert Burns. Here you can visit his house and even his favourite pub! |
| Gently wind down the roads to explore castles, wildlife and- just eight miles southwest of Dumfries - Sweetheart Abbey. |
| It's so named because it was founded in the 13th century by Devorgilla, Lady of Galloway, who was so heartbroken at the death of her husband John Baloil that she carried his heart in a casket until it was buried at the abbey. |
| Towns like Kirkcudbright are worth stopping by for their interesting history or head the small island where for Threave Castle,stands,built in the 14th cetury by the wonderfully named Archibald the Grim. To get there is an adventure in itself. Visitors have to ring a brass bell with a rope so the ferry boatman can take you over! |
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